22 Dec 1943
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1943
Page
1
A Gen Electric scientist measures a rattlesnake’s sound and notes its temper while recounting a violent Arizona incident. The piece contrasts rattler behavior with public attitudes and recalls a man killed by a shotgun and axe amid desert venom lore.
General George C. Marshall visited the Pacific battle line, signaling heightened tension as Japanese air activity shows signs of revival. MacArthur cited Marshall's December 15 advance base talks in New Guinea during the New Britain invasion, with allied leaders pledging unconditional surrender to Japan.
In Algiers a year after Adlai de Gaulle ally Darlan’s death, authorities reveal a controversial case involving Bonnier de la Chapelle, a university student linked to the gunfire that killed Admiral Darlan. The justice ministry notes the case shows Axis ties undecided and the youth may be treated as a martyr in France’s liberation struggle.
Charles L McIntosh, 19, an army private, was dishonorably discharged and sentenced to 10 years hard labor by a general court martial for absence without leave and multiple charges including misrepresentation as a sergeant and improper use of decorations. He had married Detroit heiress Alice Tarnowsky after a Chicago detainment. The court martial findings proceed to review by Major General H Vend and then the adjutant general in Washington.
London reports Eisenhower is likely to lead the western invasion as Allied commander in chief, with Marshall's earlier role narrowing. Churchill's illness may delay final approval while British officers like Sir Harold Alexander could assume command to minimize disruption. The Mediterranean effort remains a British concern for the longer term.
Washington announces a planned U S purchase of Canadian newsprint to cover potential shortages in the second half of 1944. The War Production Board says about 18 000 tons monthly will be available beyond the scheduled 182 000 tons, aiding publishers for the year's end.
American Fifth Army forces with heavy fire capture new heights and reach the outskirts of San Vittore on the road to Rome as British Eighth Army fights in Ortona. French troops join the southern Cassino push with gains near Mt Casole and Acquafondera and Cardito areas amid German pillbox resistance.
Washington reports five railroad brotherhoods finalizing a counterproposal to avert a Dec 30 strike. They seek a 64 cent rise an hour plus paid vacations overtime reform and away from home expenses, after rejecting Roosevelt’s overtime plan. The wider 1,100,600 rail office shop and track workers face similar Dec 30 deadline amid White House mediation efforts.
In Istanbul a rising war scare sees families relocate across the Bosporus as troops appear in streets. Gold prices jump on news of Cairo conferences, while officials deny change in policy. German faces multiply in the city, fueling public anxiety and rumors of trouble.
Frank Kennedy, 43, a pumper formerly from Philadelphia, slipped from the bang plank of his ship and drowned last night in the Mississippi River, according to police in New Orleans.
Nazi propagandists threaten retaliation against Allied war prisoners as Goebbels denounces British and American aviators. DNB says Nazi courts will punish airmen. Berlin pledges intensified anti air defenses and future retaliation. In Kharkov, three Germans and a Russian are hanged for atrocities. In New Orleans, Ernest Berthelot dies after a fuel truck crash and is decapitated in the wreckage.
In Burlington Kentucky a jury acquitted 16 year old Joan Kiger of murder in the deaths of her father Ceri Kiger 49 and brother Jerry 6. The judge ordered all indictments against Joan and her mother dropped.
The Good Fellows fund drive urges continued contributions from readers despite a $1,624.55 total and a Monroe Wholesale Drug Co donation of 189 airplane models worth about 100 dollars each. Letters from readers describe a needy widow and a child family facing a bare Christmas, craving clothes and basic necessities.
A North Africa order received at the Roosevelt hotel in New Orleans reserved a table for two for Christmas Eve in the Blue room. The V mail letter signed by Gaston C Liggett noted censor restrictions but intended the booking, marking a record for distant, temporary reservations.
Allied officers and reporters viewed delayed gas cylinders including tear, sneezing and mustard gas samples from the Chinese Ninth War Area at a northern Hunan front headquarters. Lt Col Voronin and Gen Liens discussed the gear while Gen Stilwell prepared to receive cylinders for verification and study.
The Mississippi Valley flood control association urged the federal government to keep main line levees in place. A resolution said retreating to set-back levees is uneconomical and urged the War Department to confine the river to a stable channel for both protection and navigation. The group backed advancing flood control programs and Morganza floodway while opposing valley authorities.
London reports heavy American bombers and fighters striking northwestern Germany for the fifth time in two weeks with Bremen as a primary objective. Officials note rising Allied air activity and assess that precision attacks aim to neutralize Bremen's war industries and port facilities.
Russian forces push toward Vitebsk from the north as General Bagramian’s Baltic army drives on. Encirclement threats grow while Kherson bridgehead is liquidated and heavy tank battles rage on the Dnieper front.
Eugene Halder and his visiting nephew discovered a rotted oak tree blocking the Pennsauken Creek trestle near Camden. They alerted police who notified railroad stations. officers halted the troop train about 500 feet from the fallen tree, preventing a crash and potential casualties.
Secretary Hall said the United States weighs recognition of Bolivia's new La Paz government amid questions if Axis influence or internal elements helped topple President Pena randa. He stressed hemisphere security and wartime alliance must guide decisions. A Bolivian minister urged cooperation and quick talks on tin and quinine.
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